Course Content for Research Ethics

1. Brief history of ethics
2. Definition & general principles
3. Special & vulnerable groups
4. Informed consent
5. Composition, duties & functions of the Institutional Ethics Committee, and types of review
6. How to ensure ethical issues are addressed in your research proposal
7. Clinical trials
8. Public health research
9. Human genetics research
10. Biological materials, biobanking and datasets
11. Publication ethics